NC0021547_NOV-2020-PC-0280_20200603

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MICHAEL 5. REGAN
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S. DANIEL SMITH
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Summer Woodard, Town Manager
Town of Franklin
PO Box 1479
Franklin, NC 28744-1479
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NORTH CAROLINA
Envtronmentat Quality
June 3, 2020
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-PC-0280
Unauthorized Bypass
Permit No. NCO021547
County: Macon
Dear Ms. Woodard:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Bypass 5-Day Report submitted on February 11, 2020. The
Division's Asheville Regional Office (ARO) concludes that the Town of Franklin violated Permit Condition Part
II.C.4.c.1: Bypass from the treatment facility is prohibited and the Permit Issuing Authority may take enforcement
action against a Permittee for bypass
Specific incident cited in the violation includes the following:
A 15,000-gallon unauthorized bypass downstream of the secondary clarifiers on February 6, 2020
due to extremely heavy rain.
This Notice of Violation (NOV) is being issued for the noted violation of North Carolina General Statute (G.S.) 143-
215.1 and the facility's NPDES Permit. Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the
above noncompliance and to prevent future noncompliance.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Tim Heim with the Water Quality Section of the
Asheville Regional Office at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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